LinkNotes: bridge

2008-05-03

Hangzhou Bay -- World’s longest sea bridge opens in China

Online edition of India's National Newspaper
Friday, May 02, 2008
ePaper | Mobile/PDA Version

World’s longest sea bridge opens in China

36-km bridge across Hangzhou Bay near Shanghai will boost economic integration

Making waves: The Hangzhou Bay Bridge in Hangzhou which was inaugurated on Thursday.

JIAXING/NINGBO (Zhejiang Province): The world’s longest sea bridge was inaugurated in the Yangtze River Delta in China on Thursday as part of its effort to boost economic integration and development.

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State television greeted the start of traffic on the bridge with great fanfare, devoting almost the first ten minutes of the evening news of the Labour Day holiday to the subject

The new bridge spans Hangzhou Bay to link China’s financial hub and the port city of Ningbo to the south

To begin with lorries, vehicles with large loads and anything carrying dangerous chemicals will be banned

2008-02-13

Dubai -- Biggest Arch Bridge Ever

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The 6th crossing at Dubai Creek, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

World's largest and tallest spanning arch bridge

FXFOWLE INTERNATIONAL wins major architectural design competition

FXFOWLE INTERNATIONAL’s proposal for the architectural design of a 1.7km and 205m bridge in Dubai was selected by the country’s Roads & Transport Authority in a major international design competition. The firm’s winning bridge design further advances the infrastructure and transportation initiatives in Dubai. FXFOWLE’s design makes the 6th Crossing the largest and tallest spanning arch bridge in the world.